Casing for containers.



B. K. FORD & L. E. BIRCH.

CASING FOR CONTAINERS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 3, 1914.

Patented Mar. 16,1915.

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BEN K. FORD, 015' OAK PARK, AND LESLIE E. BIRCH, 03E MAYWOGD, ILLINOIS, ASSIG-NOES W AMMICAN CAN COMEANY, 01E NEW YORK, N, Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW eraser. v.

specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

Application filed August a, 1914. "Serial so. asa'eio.

zen "of the United States, residing in Oak Park-in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, and LEsLIE E. BIRCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Maywood, 1n

' the county of Cook and State of Illinois,

have invented a new and useful Improvement in Casings for Containers, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to casings for con- 'tainers and of the method of making the same and has more particular reference to casings provided to inclose large containers used for the packaging and marketing of liquids such as oils, syru s and the like.

" 'One of the principal o jects of this invention'is the provision of a casing for a container which may be readily and permanently secured in place without danger of injury to the'material forming the container -'while the container is being handled in transit. or in use, the parts being so constructed and arranged that the fasteners used to secure them are protected by the parts themselves from contact with the container, which is usually constructed of rela- I provision of a method or tively thin sheet metal or other material easily punctured or torn.

Afurther object of the invention 15 the provision of a casing for a container of the .'-character described which may be cheaply constructed, which will be leasing in appearance and which will be urable and efficient in use.

Another object of the invention is the rocess for constructing the casing hereina ter described as embodying our invention.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is betterun-v derstood from t e following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawin illustrating a preferred embodiment t ereof.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 isa side elevation of a container equipped with a casing embodying our invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on an axis of the contai'ner shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken-substantially on,

the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a par- "tial transverse view of said casing showing the same in process ofconstruction.

can or container 5 of well known form and" consisting of a cylindrical body portion 6, a flat bottom 7, a. frusto conical head 8 carrying a bail or handle 9. Theedges of the head 8 and bottom 7 are secured to the edges of the cylindrical body-wall or portion 6 with the usual seam 10.

The casing embodying our invention con sists of a plurality of elongated strips 11 of Wood "or other material adapted to receive a staple and hold the same when the ends are clenched, as will be later described. These strips are arranged, as will. be seen from Fig. 3, so that their edges overlap each strip having one edge 12 disposed outwardly of the adjacent edge 13 of an adjacent stri In the present instance a relatively widb band 14 of wood or other suitable material issecured aboutthe upper and lower ends of these strips and this is held in place by a wire band 15 encirclin it. ter of the casing a thir wire band 16 is provided, each band being twisted at itsends 17 to firmly hold the structure about the container. The bands are secured to the strips by staples or the like 18 which in the present instance embrace the wire bands 15 overlapping edge 13 serving effectively to prevent the clenched ends of the staples from contacting with the container. Those staples which secure the central'band 16 in position merely pass into the outer overlapping edges 12 and are clenched as just described.

In constructing a casing embodying our invention the strips are arranged with their longitudinal edges slightly overlapping, as

shown in Fig. 4:, and the staples or other fastening means are secured in place so that the clenched ends 19 are disposed close to About the centhe overlapping edges. The band, for it will be understood that either the wooden .band '14 or the wire band 15, may be omitted without departing from the. spirit and scope of our invention, is substantially straight when the casing is in rocess of formation as shown in Fig. 4:. A ter the strips are thus secured to the bands they are wrapped about the container and the ends of the bands secured together in an appropriate manner. This causes the inner overlapping edges 13 of the strips to slide over the clenched ends of the staples into the position shown in a will be obvious that a casing embodying our invention may be made on a wire stapling machine or wire banding machine or the like, or that it may be made wholly by hand. It will also be apparent that various changes may be made in the form and construction of the casing and of the receptacle described and in the process Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing anyof its material advantages, the form hereinbefore described an adjacent strip, a band disposed about said strips, and fastening means engaging said band and passing through the outer edges of said strips.

3. A casing for a container comprising a plurality of strips arranged to inclose the body of said container and having overlapping edges, a band disposed about said strips, and fastening means engaging said band disposed through the outer edges of said strips and clenched between the overlapping edges of said strips.

4. A casing for a container comprising a plurality of strips arranged to inclose said container and having overlapping edges, a band disposed about said strips, and staples passing through said band and through the outer overlapping edges and clenched between the outer and inner overlapping edges.

5. A casing for a container comprising a plurality of strips arranged to inclose said container and having overlapping edges, a band disposed about said strips, and staples embracing said band and extending through 1,131.,ese

the outer overlapping edges of said strips 851d clenched between said overlapping e ges.

6. A method of making a casing for 'a container consisting of arranging a plurality of strips in parallel relation with their edges overlapping and disposing a band member over said strips, positioning fastening members engaging said band member through said strips adjacent their overlapping edges and subsequently bending the structure thus provided to increase the overlap of the edges of said strips so that the ends of the fastening members are disposed between the overlapping edges of said strips.

7. A method of makin a casing for a container which consists o arrangin a plurality of elongated strips so that their edges overlap with one edge of each strip disposed outwardly of an adjacent strip, positioning a band member on said strips and securing said band member in place with fastening means disposed through and adjacent to the outer overlapping edges of the strips and subsequently bending the structure thus produced to cause the free overlapping edges of the strips to slide over the ends of said fastening means.

8. A method of making a casing for a container which consists in arranging a plurality of elongated strips so that their longitudinal edges overlap, securing a band member to said strips with fastening means disposed through and adjacent to the outer overlapping edges of said strips and subsequently bending the band member toward the strips to dispose the ends of said fastening means between the overlapping edges of said strips.

9. A method of making a casing for a container which consists of arranging a plurality of elongated strips with their longitudinal edges overlapping, fastening to said strips a fiat band member by means passing through said strips and adjacent their outer overlapping edges and subsequently bending said band member toward said strips until the ends of said fastening means are disposed between said overlapping edges of said strips.

Signed this 27th day of July, 1914, in the presence of two witnesses.

BEN K. FORD. LESLIE E. BIRCH. Witnesses:

G. H. CASPER, S. T. DAY. 

